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Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Recipe: Minestrone Soup

I've been feeling a little under the weather today. Lack of sleep, a busy weekend at work, and a few semi-stressful things happening have left me a bit drained. So, I've taken to the couch with a massive bowl of this soup, the US Office on Netflix and a pot of green tea. Being productive can wait for another day!

Minestrone recipe

three large carrots, roughly chopped

one large onion, roughly chopped

1/2 savoy cabbage, shredded

2 handfuls of spinach

400g tin of beans of your choice

400g tin of chopped tomatoes

150g small pasta

2l vegetable stock

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp tomato puree

1 tsp basil

1 tsp oregano

Heat the oil in a large pan and cook the carrots, onion and garlic for five minutes until softened

Add the vegetable stock, tinned tomatoes and tomato puree, bring to the boil and then simmer for ten minutes

Stir in the tinned beans, pasta and herbs and boil for a further ten minutes

Just before you're ready to serve add the cabbage and spinach and cook for two minutes

Season and serve

Soup is one of my favourite things to cook. It's so simple, a great vitamin boost and perfect for making in bulk. This one takes about half an hour to make, and I've already had two bowls today so it's definitely delicious!